It’s one thing to contemplate leadership; it’s quite another to actually DO it. Our new monthly newsletter, The Sunwords Periodical, is your regular do-it-yourself guide. Every month, we give you:
A good leader keeps checking in with the team, not assuming everyone is A-OK. PLUS: reskill yourself for new normals; AND the one book you need to read to understand viruses.
During a crisis this is the one leadership mistake you should never make. PLUS: we're all buying online; AND a quick video: now more than ever, communicate like a human being.
It's corona time. If you're a leader, first just calm down! If you panic, everyone panics. PLUS: the great digital acceleration is on; AND a movie that called this pandemic - in 2011!
Can the late Kobe Bryant teach you...leadership? Yes he can. PLUS: your workplace doesn't have to be crazy - a new book; AND our classic video about managing and understanding wealth.
So you have an underperforming employee...what's the first question to ask yourself? PLUS: a novel that will teach you AI; AND a video about whether a career in art is just work.
A New Year skill every leader needs: the ability to look ahead. WAY ahead. PLUS: flying taxis are coming (yes, really); AND: watch this quick video if you hate your job, before it's too late...
An end-year reflection: what exactly is LEADERSHIP? PLUS: Netflix at the cinema? Say what? VIDEO: how do you treat your visitors? With hospitality, or disregard and disdain?
Arrogance is the end of many a leader. The best ones keep it HUMBLE. Here's why. PLUS: some tech with your burger? VIDEO: A chat with someone who sells stories...
Are you trying to make your team INNOVATE? Here's a leadership home truth for you. PLUS: the global payments revolution stalls - or does it? VIDEO: where do you hang your values?
Does the team you lead feel SAFE? Really? This is the first requirement for team performance...PLUS why incompetent men are not the future of leadership. VIDEO: women are stepping up.
Does your organisation have FUN at work? Here's why it should...PLUS are gyms about to get disrupted? BOOK: Facebook gets skewered by a former fan. VIDEO: 2 tests for your business.
A simple leadership lesson: let someone else do it. PLUS: global car-maker alliances - wassup with that? BOOK: how BS is your job? VIDEO: how to bounce back when life knocks you down.
